State Representative Dan Wolgamott Arrested on Suspicion of DWI Following Wednesday Night Crash

(KNSI) — A member of the Minnesota House of Representatives is in jail, arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired following a crash Wednesday night in St. Cloud.

According to a press release from the St. Cloud Police Department, officers were called just before 8:00 p.m. to a stalled vehicle blocking traffic in the 1300 block of 13th Street North. Police say 36-year-old Dan Wolgamott was driving east on 13th Street North when he hit an occupied, legally parked car. The man inside suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital for treatment.

Officers determined alcohol was a factor, and Wolgamott was arrested and booked into the Stearns County Jail. He is facing charges of criminal vehicular operation with bodily harm while under the influence of alcohol, third-degree driving while impaired with one aggravating factor, and one count of DWI.

The crash investigation is ongoing.

This is not Wolgamott’s first DWI arrest. In 2023, he was pulled over in Mora after the Minnesota State Patrol received a tip about a man drinking alcohol in his car while parked in a liquor store parking lot. The State Patrol says the vehicle was missing a front license plate, had expired registration, and was weaving within its lane.

Wolgamott pleaded guilty to one count of DWI. He received a 45-day stayed jail sentence and two years of probation, and was ordered to pay a $400 fine.

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